Lowered Cars Please Read - Bump Stops!!!

[Blenjar]

damn...not sure now....cut or no cut..g.rrr n I dont wanna pay 85 bux an hr for that....
I got the TRD spark red spring...
any1 got them? bump stop cut off?!?!

-- Blen

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by Blenjar

damn...not sure now....cut or no cut..g.rrr n I dont wanna pay 85 bux an hr for that....
I got the TRD spark red spring...
any1 got them? bump stop cut off?!?!

-- Blen

Why don't you call TRD and ask them? I am pretty sure I know what they will say.

[Galavoxx]

I agree. Just call them. They are going to tell you that no cutting is necessary with the full TRD setup.

[Blenjar]

"Hi,

Okay, when installing lowering springs on Struts, you cut the bump stop the same amount that you're lowering the car and in this case I believe that's going to be 1.2" so we're talking about 6/10's of one inch. Talk to you later.

Ken"

That was Ken from TRDspark, the RED TRD springs.
Now all I need to do is get a math major to help me cut this.

-- Blen

[Galavoxx]

Originally Posted by Blenjar

"Hi,

Okay, when installing lowering springs on Struts, you cut the bump stop the same amount that you're lowering the car and in this case I believe that's going to be 1.2" so we're talking about 6/10's of one inch. Talk to you later.

Ken"

That was Ken from TRDspark, the RED TRD springs.
Now all I need to do is get a math major to help me cut this.

-- Blen

Hmmm, I never thought toyota would sell something where they actually ask the customer to just "modify" a part to make it work. I was sure they would either provide a new piece or use the intact old one. Guess I was wrong.

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by Galavoxx

Hmmm, I never thought toyota would sell something where they actually ask the customer to just "modify" a part to make it work. I was sure they would either provide a new piece or use the intact old one. Guess I was wrong.

me too, quite surprised, I am still in the air on cutting mine with the new install, i'll probably do a lot of calling around

[churp]

The bumpstops sole purpose is to prevent the strut shaft from hitting its cylinder at the bottom of its stroke (and causing damage)....changing the spring does not change the bottom travel of the strut, so cutting the bumpstop will bring you closer to that destructive interference. There will be some leaway in the design of the strut that you can get away with it sometimes....but cutting the bumpstop doesn't alter the point where damage can be done. Aftermarket struts may be designed to allow for more downtravel, but myself I'd leave it alone with the factory strut. Hitting a rubber stop is much more pleasant than hitting steel to steel!

[Chris07LB]

Of course no cutting is needed with the TRD setup... it was designed to work together..

Now any aftermarket spring and STOCK shock setup will require cutting.

Do yourself a favor, call the manufacture of the springs you are buying, AND ASK! Lots of bullshit advice being spread around lately on this topic.

[Blenjar]

I cut mine...that first U shape, cut it there...I dunno wat's a buttom out but my ride is fine..looks better..i think it will lower more within the next two weeks.

-- Blen